Reso PC22-08 0085 PC Reso Recommending CEQA

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4. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Harbor View Project 8-4 ESA / 170951 Final Environmental Impact Report October 2022 ATTY/RESO.0085/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CEQA – EXHIBIT B REV: 10-28-2022 VR TABLE 8-1 (CONTINUED) HARBOR VIEW PROJECT MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM Impact Mitigation Measure Implementation Responsibility Action Monitoring Party Monitoring Schedule The Project shall develop a plan demonstrating that the off -road equipment (more than 50 horsepower) to be used in the construction project (i.e., owned, leased, and subcontractor vehicles) would achieve a project wide fleet-average 20 percent NOx reduction and 45 percent PM reduction compared to the most recent CARB fleet average. Acceptable options for red ucing emissions include the use of late model engines, low-emission diesel products, alternative fuels, engine retrofit technology, after -treatment products, add-on devices such as particulate filters, and/or other options as such become available. Use low VOC (i.e., ROG) coatings beyond the local requirements (i.e., Regulation 8, Rule 3: Architectural Coatings). Requiring that all construction equipment, diesel trucks, and generators be equipped with Best Available Control Technology for emission reductions of NOx and PM. Compliance with this measure requires that constructors use off -road equipment that have engines that meet or exceed CARB Tier 4 off ‐road emission standards which have the lowest NOx and PM emissions of commercially available equipment. Requiring all contractors use equipment that meets CARB’s most recent certification standard for off -road heavy duty diesel engines. Mitigation Measure AIR -1C: Use of Renewable Diesel Fuel during Construction. The Project sponsor shall require construction contractors to ensure that all diesel powered off - road construction equipment shall be fueled with renewable diesel, which has been demonstrated to reduce NOx emissions by approximately 10 percent (Tanikawa, 2015). Project Applicant or designee Construction contractor(s) Develop plan demonstrating that the diesel powered off -road construction equipment would achieve reduction specified in measure Implement emission reduction measures City of Redwood City – Planning Division to review/confirm plan City of Redwood City – Building Division to confirm adherence to measure Prior to issuance of demolition and/or building permits During all Project site preparation and construction activities 4.3 Biological Resources Impact BIO-1: The proposed project would not have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on species identified as candidate, sensitive, or special- status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Mitigation Measure BIO-1c: Nesting Bird Measures The Project applicant shall conduct pre-construction nesting bird surveys for areas containing, or likely to contain, habitat for nesting birds prior to any bridge construction, tree removal, grading or construction. The City shall require the Project applicant to implement specific measures to avoid and minimize impacts on nesting birds including, but not limited to those described below. To the extent practicable, construction activities including building demolition, vegetation and tree removal, and new site construction shall be performed between September 1 and January 31 in order to avoid the avian nesting season. If these activities cannot be performed during this period, a preconstruction survey for nesting birds shall be conducted by a qualified biologist. During the avian nesting season (February 1 through August 31), a qualified biologist shall survey construction areas within and in the vicinity of the Project site for nesting raptors and passerine birds not more than 14 days prior to any ground-disturbing activity or vegetation removal. Surveys shall include all potential habitats within 500 feet (for raptors) of activities and all on-site vegetation including bare ground within 250 feet of activities (for all other species). These buffer distances may also be modified if obstacles such as buildings or trees obscure the construction area from active bird nests, or existing disturbances create an ambient background disturbance similar to the proposed disturbance. If active nests are found either within the Project site or within the 500-foot survey buffer surrounding the Project site, no-work buffer zones shall be established ar ound the nests in coordination with CDFW. No demolition, vegetation removal, or ground -disturbing activities shall occur within a buffer zone until young have fledged or the nest is otherwise abandoned as determined by the qualified biologist. If work during the nesting season stops for 14 days or more and then resumes, then nesting bird surveys shall be repeated, to ensure that no new birds have begun nesting in the area. Typically, the size of individual buffers ranges from a minimum of 250 feet for raptors to a minimum of 50 feet for other birds but can be adjusted based on an evaluation of the site by a qualified biologist in cooperation with the USFWS and/or CDFW. Birds that establish nests after construction starts are assumed to be habituated to and t olerant of the indirect impacts resulting from construction noise and human activity. However, direct take of nests, eggs, and nestlings is still prohibited and a buffer must be established to avoid nest destruction. Project Applicant or designee Construction contractor(s) Qualified biologist during bird breeding season if construction is during breeding season, c onduct nesting bird surveys not more than 14 days prior to any ground-disturbing activity or vegetation removal Establish/adhere to buffer zones, if appl icable City of Redwood City – Planning Division to review/confirm plan City of Redwood City – Building Division to confirm preconstruction tree surveys Prior to tree removal During all Project site prepar ation and construction activities